Photographs of Johnson's Shut Ins State Park

As the Black River flows through the St Francois Mountains in the southern Missouri Ozarks it flows through Johnson's Shut-Ins. These are the most notable of many such shut-ins found in Missouri where the river channel meets bedrock resistant to erosion. The rhyolite bedrock here has created chutes and cascades through which the river tumbles as it flows through the valley.

Photographs of Johnson's Shut Ins State Park

As the Black River flows through the St Francois Mountains in the southern Missouri Ozarks it flows through Johnson's Shut-Ins. These are the most notable of many such shut-ins found in Missouri where the river channel meets bedrock resistant to erosion. The rhyolite bedrock here has created chutes and cascades through which the river tumbles as it flows through the valley.

Evening Light at Johnsons Shut Ins 3

This photograph was captured in the fall after the sun was well behind the steep valley hillsides. The image is all about light. Blue sky reflected off the smooth grey rhyolite while autumn colors reflected in the pools of water.

Golden Reflections at Johnsons Shut Ins 2

Fall Morning On the Black River

Black River Reflections 1

This photograph was captured in the fall after the sun was well behind the steep valley hillsides. The image is all about light. Blue sky reflected off the smooth grey rhyolite while autumn colors reflected in the pool of water below the shut-ins.

Autumn On the Black River 1

Golden Reflections at Johnsons Shut Ins 1

Evening Cascade at Johnsons Shut Ins 1

Autumn On the Black River 2

Golden Reflections at Johnsons Shut Ins 3

Autumn On the Black River 5

Black River Cascade

Evening Cascade at Johnsons Shut Ins 2

Black River Reflections 6

This photograph was captured in the fall after the sun was well behind the steep valley hillsides. The image is all about light. Blue sky reflected off the smooth grey rhyolite while autumn colors reflected in the pools of water creating an almost surreal landscape.